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1 THE HIDDEN TRUTH Italy Veneto Environmental impact of new Rural Development Programmes One of the overarching aims of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform was to make it deliver more for the environment. This factsheet therefore analyses the quality of public spending. It looks at what hides behind the official numbers and what Italian Rural Development spending in the Veneto region means for the environment, specifically for biodiversity. STATE OF PLAY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT: Some of the major challenges for the Veneto region identified by the RDP are: improvement of the quality and ecological connectivity of farmland and forest, active conservation of historical rural landscape and improvement of the ordinary rural landscape, improvement and development of rural heritage. However other environmental issues also urgently need to be tackled, such as, improving the coexistence between large carnivores and humans, maintenance of mountain pastures and hay meadows in a good ecological status, management of Natura 2000 and restoration of nature along rivers in the lowlands. In Veneto, 15% of EU protected habitats are grassland formations. 10% of the Natura 2000 network is farmland and includes 32% pastures, 47% arable land, 20% permanent crops, and 1% heterogeneous agricultural areas. Around 80% of protected extensive grasslands within the Natura 2000 network in the Alpine biogeographical region in Veneto are not in a favourable condition and more than half are poor. In the continental region the share of grasslands that are not in a favourable status even exceeds 80%. FARMLAND BIRD INDEX: Between 2000 and 2014, farmland Birds have decreased by 32.53% in the Veneto countryside. At national level, the Farmland Bird Index for mountain grassland birds (FBIpm), mainly influenced by alpine birds, decreased by 37% between Priority 4: RURAL DEVELOPMENT BUDGET FOR ECOSYSTEMS : reality and practice The implementation of EU Rural Development (RD) programmes should fulfil a number of set objectives and priorities. While 31% of the RD money in the Veneto region has been allocated to measures that should directly benefit biodiversity, water and soil 1, the reality is that not all measures for which this money has been earmarked have high environmental value. These measures may, at best, benefit nature indirectly, such as payments for farming in Areas with 1 Priority 4, as foreseen by the Rural Development Regulation, Art. 5

2 Natural Constraints (ANC), but they are not tied to concrete environmental targets and benefits. Indeed, in the Italian Veneto region the second largest share of money under this priority (32%) will go to ANC farmers, although the measure is not linked to any environmental objectives or prescriptions. Some RDP measures include actions that risk harming the environment and biodiversity. For example, investments for the restoration of mountain pastures includes the removal of stones (irreversible habitat change) and trimming and mowing during breeding period. Other measures potentially harmful for the environment are afforestation with poplar for productive purposes, also allowed in flood plains, and conservation agriculture, which is likely to induce an increase of herbicides such as glyphosate. AGRI-ENVIRONMENT SPENDING: past vs. future In the Veneto region 14% of RD money will be spent on Agri-Environment measures (AEC) this is a 22% increase when compared to the previous spending period and a step in the right direction. 44% of the AEC budget will be spent on schemes targeted directly at specific species, habitats or biodiversity problems, i.e. dark green measures which really tackle the issues at stake, such as for example the protection and management of meadows. The money available for these schemes has also been increased. FARM BIODIVERSITY CONTRACTS INSUFFICIENT TO REACH EU BIODIVERSIRY STRATEGY OBJECTIVES The EU s Biodiversity Strategy clearly states that by 2020 the area of farmland covered by biodiversityrelated measures must be maximised in order achieve a measurable improvement of species dependent on or affected by agriculture. The Veneto region claims that 9.9% of farmland in the Veneto region is covered under voluntary contracts for biodiversity protection, but measures under the new RDP that could be genuinely beneficial for biodiversity are only applicable to 5.2% of farmland. This includes a scheme on maintenance of meadows, semi-natural meadows and pastures ( 67,949,907 allocated) and a scheme for the conservation and increase of semi-natural habitats ( 5,565,863 allocated), covering together 42,495ha.

3 What do we mean by dark green agri-environment measures: The European Court of Auditors, in its special report from 2011* looking at effectiveness of agrienvironment, recommended that agri-environment schemes should be more precisely targeted and that there should be a higher rate of EU contribution for sub -measures with a higher environmental potential. In our analysis we have looked at what proportion of agri-environment budget has been allocated to targeted, as we call them dark green, schemes for biodiversity. As EAFRD and Rural Development plans do not recognise such a category, we have worked with regional and national experts to assess measures, using the following principles: The scheme has been considered dark green if it is targeted to specific species (group of species), habitats or a specific biodiversity problem (pollinator strips). * ECA Special report no 7/2011: Is agri-environment support well designed and managed? INSUFFICIENT ACTION ON NATURA 2000 Rural Development Programmes should include an approach to tackling the specific needs of Natura 2000 areas 2. Although 7.5% of Utilised Agricultural Area (UAA) in Veneto is part of the Natura 2000 network, Natura 2000 payments will not be implemented in this region. This is in part due to delays in the development of the management plans and/or specific conservation measures. Consistently with the analysis of the Natura 2000 Prioritised Action Framework (PAF), the RDP includes a targeted dark green scheme to support the conservation of meadows. Some non-productive investments may play a positive role in enhancing biodiversity in Natura 2000 areas, such as the creation and management of green infrastructures or structures for the increase and development of natural biodiversity. Some measures can potentially be positive for Natura 2000, such as Maintenance of meadows, seminatural meadows and pastures and Conservation and increase of semi-natural habitats under AEC measures, or environmental cooperation projects. Farmers in the Natura 2000 areas are prioritised for AEC biodiversity schemes. However, some measures can also harm biodiversity within Natura Safeguards have been foreseen in these cases but need to be monitored closely. There are no measures for pastures and for coexistence between predators and cattle. Overall, our assessment is that the RDP does not sufficiently address the needs of the Natura 2000 network in the Veneto region. 2 Rural Development Regulation, Art. 8

4 EUROPE NEEDS: 1. To ensure that a well-designed greening and reinforced cross compliance represent a firm baseline for Pillar 2 environmental measures. This could help free up money for more efficient and targeted measures that benefit the environment and biodiversity. These baselines should be properly set and checked so as to create an equal level playing field for all farmers in Europe special attention is needed on issues such as integrated pest management, water and soil. The Commission should urgently start to work on including the Water Framework Directive and Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive directly into cross compliance so that the uncertainty around what is the baseline and what is not, is removed. 2. To ensure that the CAP is designed in a way which helps reach the EU Biodiversity Strategy goals by So far evidence shows that the agriculture target is the most problematic. In Pillar 2 this can only be done through proper funding of the Natura 2000 Network and the Priority Habitats and species as defined in the Birds and Habitats Directives. 3. To have a genuine system for tracking environmental spending. Only measures with clear environmental objectives and delivery can be included. Areas of Natural Constraints (ANCs) must not be counted as environmentally-beneficial measures as there are no environmental obligations or management requirements attached to the payments. At best, ANC has an indirect positive effect for biodiversity and the environment. However, in the worst case they are just income support which is pushing damaging intensification. The purpose of the ANC payments to fight against abandonment or compensate farmers to work in more difficult areas remains difficult to justify when compared to the direct income support of the first pillar. At best it is proof of the duality of the CAP where Pillar 1 is a driver for large and intensified farms and Pillar 2 a way to counter this drive. This duality should be ended and a targeted instrument should be devised which supports extensive farming systems that provide high environmental value but are not economically viable. 4. To ensure proper monitoring of the Rural Development schemes delivery. It is not possible to know if investments in rural development are really delivering benefits for biodiversity without this evaluation. Conclusion: Europe needs to take a proper look at the whole of its agricultural policy and how it is working together or against environmental commitments and priorities. Even if Rural Development can be a large part of the answer and has the potential to play a positive role in many parts of Europe, the figures unfortunately show adjustments are necessary for this policy to truly deliver towards its objectives. It is now clear that this reformed CAP still has a long way to go before it can be called green. THE ITALIAN VENETO REGION NEEDS: 1. A budget for Natura 2000 payment in order to support the implementation of management plans as soon as they are approved. 2. More AEC and non-productive investment schemes targeted at the specific needs and management of Natura 2000, its species and habitats. 3. More funds allocated to investments for green infrastructure and naturalistic biodiversity creation and their management through AEC measures, to the maintenance of meadows and conservation and to

5 increasing semi-natural habitat, and to cooperation for the environment at the expense of ANC payments. 4. A scheme targeted at minimising the conflict between livestock husbandry and large carnivores. 5. Inclusion of meaningful prescriptions in the calls for tender in order to improve the environmental delivery measures and avoid and mitigate damages. SOURCES EC factsheets for Rural development plan for Veneto: The data in this factsheet is based on the first version of the Rural Development Programme in Veneto CONTACT BirdLife Europe Trees Robijns Phone: +32 (0) Trees.Robijns@birdlife.org European Environmental Bureau Faustine Bas-Defossez Phone: +32 (0) Faustine.Bas-Defossez@eeb.org LIPU Patrizia Rossi Phone: +39 (0) Patrizia.Rossi@lipu.it

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